Righteous

In this hotly anticipated follow-up to the smash hit IQ, a New York Times Critics Best of the Year, Isaiah uncovers a secret behind the death of his brother, Marcus.

For ten years, something has gnawed at Isaiah Quintabes gut and kept him up nights, boiling with anger and thoughts of revenge. Ten years ago, when Isaiah was just a boy, his brother was killed by an unknown assailant. The search for the killer sent Isaiah plunging into despair and nearly destroyed his life. Even with a flourishing career, a new dog, and near-iconic status as a PI in his hometown, East Long Beach, he has to begin the hunt again—or lose his mind.

A case takes him and his volatile, dubious sidekick, Dodson, to Vegas, where Chinese gangsters and a terrifying seven-foot loan shark are stalking a DJ and her screwball boyfriend. If Isaiah doesnt find the two first, theyll be murdered. Awaiting the outcome is the love of IQs life: fail, and hell lose her. Isaiahs quest is fraught with treachery, menace, and startling twists, and it will lead him to the mastermind behind his brothers death, Isaiahs own sinister Moriarty.

With even more action, suspense, and mind-bending mysteries than Isaiahs first adventures, Righteous is a rollicking, ingenious thrill ride.

Winner of the Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus Awards